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CVE-2017-4989

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-4989 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting specific versions of EMC Avamar Server Software. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to the system maintenance page. This allows for viewing sensitive information, performing software updates, and executing maintenance workflows, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity (CVSS 9.8), there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.2.0-401CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_server:7.2.0-401:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.1-31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_server:7.2.1-31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.1-32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_server:7.2.1-32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3.0-226CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_server:7.3.0-226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3.0-233CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar_server:7.3.0-233:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0329 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securityfocus.com / archive/1/540754/30/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/99243
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038718